August 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

I. Call the Meeting to Order

I.a. Pledge of Allegiance

I.b. Announce Open Meetings Act Posting and Location - Posted at Wayne Community Schools, Published in the Wayne Herald (8/7/25), and online: www.wayneschools.org

I.c. Action on Absence and Roll Call

I.d. Approval of Agenda - The Board may enter Closed Session to discuss any matter for which Closed Session is lawful and appropriate.

I.e. Consent Agenda - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Minutes of Previous Meetings and Financial Claims

I.e.I. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings

I.e.II. Approval of Financial Reports and Claims

I.f. Personnel

I.f.I. Resignation - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Resignation

II. Communications from the Public (Policy 8346) and Requested Presentations

II.a. Introduction of New Teachers

II.b. Committee on American Civics Report
Per requirements of LB 399, Wayne Community Schools has established this report to document instruction and patriotic exercises for the following days; George Washington's birthday & Abraham Lincoln's birthday (President's Day), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Native American Heritage Day (4th Friday of Sept.), Constitution Day (Sept. 17th), Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving Day (day or week preceding or following such holidays).

II.c. Multicultural Education Report
The mission of the multicultural education program is to prepare students to: (a) value and respect their own culture and race and cultures and races other than their own and (b) eliminate stereotypes and different treatment of others based on culture and race. The mission shall also include preparing students to eliminate stereotypes and discrimination or harassment of others based on ethnicity, religion, gender and socioeconomic status, age or disability.

III. Action Items

III.a. Old Business

III.b. New Business

III.b.I. Payment Application No. 25: Hausmann Construction - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Payment Application No. 25: Hausmann Construction

III.b.II. Payment Application No. 26: Hausmann Construction - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Payment Application No. 26: Hausmann Construction

III.b.III. Property Tax Request Authority - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action to Increase the School District's Base Growth Percentage Used to Determine the School District's Property Tax Request Authority by up to 6%

III.b.IV. Transfer of Funds to Athletic/Activity Fund - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Transfer of Funds to Athletic/Activity Fund

III.b.V. 2025-26 ALICAP (All Lines Interlocal Cooperative Aggregate Pool) Renewal - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on 2025-26 ALICAP Renewal

III.b.VI. Approval of 25-26 Staff Training Requirements - Discuss, Consider, and Take Necessary Action on Approval of 25-26 Staff Training Requirements

IV. Administration and Board Committee Reports:

IV.a. Administration - Written reports were provided by Administration. Copies of their reports are available at the District Office upon request.

IV.a.I. Superintendent

IV.a.I.1. Budget Update

IV.a.I.2. Social Media for Schools Review

IV.a.II. High School Principal

IV.a.III. Special Education Director

IV.a.IV. Elementary Principal

IV.a.V. Junior High Principal/Activities Director

IV.a.VI. Early Learning Center Principal

IV.b. Board Committees

IV.b.I. Foundation and Community Relations - Justin Davis, Jaime Manz, Sylvia Ruhl, Mark Lenihan, Misty Beair, Rusty Parker

IV.b.II. Curriculum and Committee on American Civics - Jaime Manz, Jodi Pulfer, Sylvia Ruhl, Mark Lenihan, Andi Diediker, Russ Plager

IV.b.III. Facility/Safety/Finance - Justin Davis, Lynn Junck, Brent Pick, Mark Lenihan, Russ Plager, Dave Wragge, Darian Stoltenberg, Jordan Widner

IV.b.IV. Policy/Title IX - Jaime Manz, Brent Pick, Jodi Pulfer, Mark Lenihan, Misty Beair, Courtney Maas

IV.b.IV.1. Review of Policy 5008 - Student Attendance

IV.b.V. Negotiations - Justin Davis, Lynn Junck, Jodi Pulfer, Mark Lenihan

IV.b.VI. Legislative - Lynn Junck, Brent Pick, Sylvia Ruhl, Mark Lenihan

V. Boardsmanship

V.a. Board Review of Policies 6000-6240

VI. Future Agenda Items
*End of Year Claims - Monday, August 25
*Payment No. 27 - Hausmann Construction
*District Enrollment Report
*Review of Summer School Program
*Budget and Tax Request Hearings
*Principal Evaluation Process
*ACT Results
*Review of Policies 6260-6370

VII. Adjournment